Spin properties of very shallow nitrogen vacancy defects in diamond

We investigate spin and optical properties of individual nitrogen vacancy centers located within 1-10 nm from the diamond surface. We observe stable defects with a characteristic optically detected magnetic-resonance spectrum down to the lowest depth. We also find a small but systematic spectral bro...

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Main Authors: Ofori-Okai, Benjamin Kwasi (Contributor), Tao, Ye, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Contributor), Pezzagna, S. (Author), Chang, K. (Author), Loretz, M. (Author), Schirhagl, R. (Author), Moores, B. A. (Author), Groot-Berning, K. (Author), Meijer, J. (Author), Degen, Christian (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2012-10-30T16:15:16Z.
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520 |a We investigate spin and optical properties of individual nitrogen vacancy centers located within 1-10 nm from the diamond surface. We observe stable defects with a characteristic optically detected magnetic-resonance spectrum down to the lowest depth. We also find a small but systematic spectral broadening for defects shallower than about 2 nm. This broadening is consistent with the presence of a surface paramagnetic impurity layer [ Tisler et al. ACS Nano 3 1959 (2009)] largely decoupled by motional averaging. The observation of stable and well-behaved defects very close to the surface is critical for single-spin sensors and devices requiring nanometer proximity to the target. 
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